I am a selfish person, and nothing is wrong with that. There, it has been said and placed out on the table for everyone to judge. Today in the world our society has adopted a negative connotation to the word; selfish. What does it mean to be selfish? Being selfish does NOT mean that I do not care about other people. Being selfish does NOT mean I think I am better than anyone else. Being selfish means that I care about myself first and foremost, and that is not a bad thing.
Could you imagine a world where people cared about themselves first? Could you imagine a world where people cared more and provided for themselves first before caring for anyone else? No, because no such world exists. Do not get me wrong I LOVE giving back, donating time and money for causes that I high hold value on, but I will always make sure that I am taken care of first before doing so, and so should more people.
I have always been taught that being selfish is a bad thing but right now in my life that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I am selfish now, because I know there will be a day where I will not be able to. If you think about it, right now you have the world at your feet. We are at a time in life where the world is ours for the taking. Majority of us have no children, we have no law binding relationships, and no serious jobs. Right now is the only acceptable time in life to be selfish and I see so many people not taking advantage. Instead I see people so desperate to find someone to build a life with. But what is the rush? There is no greater time to be by yourself than now. There’s a million other people in this world and you’re going to settle for the first one that pays you any attention? I once had a boy tell me to “write about him”, but that’s the problem. I want to write about me, my thoughts, my goals, my dreams. I do not want to write about a boy that like so many other things in life right now is temporary.
This is not a plea for anyone to stop caring about other people or dump the guy you’re with, rather it is a view from another perspective. THESE are the best years of our life, and you would like to spend them hung up over a text back, or a break up? Get up, and move on. There’s so much in the world to see, there’s so many issues that our country is facing, and there’s more people to meet. Don’t get so hung up on someone else, do that to yourself. Get so hung up and in love with yourself. There is a world sitting at your feet waiting to be picked up an explored, and if you choose not to do so, that fine. I won’t though, and other people won’t. This world will not stop for anyone, it will not stop for your broken heart, or your fascination of what people think of you. At the end of the day you have yourself, spend time there, take care of yourself first and love yourself before expecting anyone to do so. That’s what it means to be selfish to me. That’s why I will always put myself over other people.
